First repatriation flight to India set to depart tomorrow with 177 passengers – News of Bahrain- DT News

  • Date: 07-May-2020
  • Source: The Daily Tribune - News of Bahrain
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Bahrain
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First repatriation flight to India set to depart tomorrow with 177 passengers – News of Bahrain- DT News

First repatriation flight to India set to depart tomorrow with 177 passengers. Nearly 177 Indian nationals in Bahrain are scheduled to fly home tomorrow as part of repatriation efforts organised by India's government.. Tomorrow's flight is the first of two from Bahrain in the first week of the repatriation efforts.. This group of passengers were chosen by the Indian Embassy in the Kingdom.. A total of 122 were collected at the Embassy yesterday with the support of Air India, with the remaining passengers expected to pick theirs up by today.. The two flights from Bahrain are within the first phase of the ambitious "Vande Bharat Mission", in which Air India will operate 64 non-commercial flights to 12 countries including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, to name a few.. Up to 400 Indians are expected to fly out of Bahrain this first week.. Apart from their tickets, all returning Indians will have to pay for a mandatory 14-day institutionalised quarantine..